Elfriede Gerson Hillelsohn collection

Identifier: irn562237
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Michael Hillelsohn, son of Elfriede Gerson Hillelsohn.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a skirt, passport, and documents relating to the experiences of Elfriede Gerson before and during the Holocaust in Hamburg, Germany and her immigration to the United States.

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Elfriede Gerson Hillelsohn papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563772
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains a Reisepass and other documents related to Elfriede Gerson (donor's mother), who was living in Hamburg and immigrated to the United States in 1941, where she married her fiancee Kurt Hillelsohn who had arrived in November 1938.
Skirt made by a German Jewish woman to demonstrate her sewing capabilities
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563773
- English
- overall: Height: 23.875 inches (60.643 cm) | Width: 32.250 inches (81.915 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Maroon wool sampler skirt made by Elfriede Hillelsohn in Hamburg, Germany, to prove her sewing skills prior to her work in a Nazi uniform factory. Elfriede trained as a seamstress in Weener, Germany, before moving to Hamburg in 1936. While in Hamburg, Elfriede belonged to a German-Jewish youth movement where she met and soon became engaged to Kurt Hillelsohn. After Kristallnacht in November 1938, Kurt immigrated to the United States and Elfriede and her mother moved in with his family. During this time, Elfriede worked as a forced laborer in a German uniform factory. With financial support ...

Elfriede Gerson Hillelsohn collection

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Elfriede Gerson Hillelsohn papers

Skirt made by a German Jewish woman to demonstrate her sewing capabilities